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Ed Brinkman
Edwin Albert Brinkman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

MLB Debut September 6, 1961
Final Game September 28, 1975
Born December 8, 1941 in Cincinnati, OH
Died September 30, 2008 (age 66)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 20 WAA AL   56   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .188  .333  .188  .521    71     3   0   1   0   0   0  
 1963 21 WAA AL  162  564   40  129  24   4   6   48   2   0   27   94  .229  .264  .317  .582    83   179   6   2   2   1  16  
 1964 22 WAA AL  128  410   34   86  17   1   5   30   2   0   20  113  .210  .252  .293  .544    76   120   0   0   1   3   4  
 1965 23 WAA AL  160  490   33   77  18   1   5   33   0   2   29   87  .157  .205  .229  .433    62   112   4   3   2   1  18  
 1966 24 WAA AL  162  604   40  129  19  10   8   47   1   0   21  104  .214  .239  .318  .557    81   192   4   3   1   0  17  
 1967 25 WAA AL  121  331   22   54   5   1   2   15   0   0   29   69  .163  .241  .202  .444    65    67   3   0   0   5   7  
 1968 26 WAA AL   64  209   15   38   0   0   0   12   0   0   12   33  .182  .224  .182  .406    63    38   1   2   0   0   6  
 1969 27 WAA AL  162  629   65  171  17   7   2   56   0   0   41   40  .272  .319  .331  .649    88   208  13   8   3   6  15  
 1970 28 WAA AL  162  601   46  154  19   5   1   53   4   4   58   49  .256  .328  .309  .637    86   186   4   4   1   8  13  
 1971 29 WAA AL  162  540   32  104  24   4   3   54   0   1   31   74  .193  .244  .269  .513    73   145  15   3   1   7   9  
 1972 30 TEA AL  138  385   19   81  10   1   3   35   0   0   13   45  .210  .242  .265  .507    75   102  14   0   1   3   7  
 1973 31 TEA AL  162  548   44  132  13   4   6   57   0   0   29   81  .241  .278  .312  .590    82   171  32   2   0   0  13  
 1974 32 TEA AL  162  547   59  125  14   4  15   65   3   0   30   64  .229  .271  .351  .622    90   192  37   6   0   4  12  
 1975 33 LAN NL   14   27    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    3   10  .185  .267  .222  .489    72     6   2   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     1815 5901  451 1288 181  42  56  509  12   7  347  867  .218  .265  .292  .556        1721 135  34  12  38 137
 Per 600 PA           549   42  120  17   4   5   47   1   1   32   81                                 160  13   3   1   4  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With TEA     1801 5874  449 1283 180  42  56  506  12   7  344  857  .218  .265  .292  .557        1715 133  34  12  38 137
   With LAN       14   27    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    3   10  .185  .267  .222  .489           6   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1845 6045  550 1355 201  38  60  461  30  35  444  845  .224  .280  .300  .580        1812  71  40  44  40 162
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1962 20 WAA AL  10    1   2.9   0   0   0  .000   0    6    3  .500    0    0  .000  3B   3e16       60   
 1963 21 WAA AL  34   44   2.6   0   0   0  .000  39  180  109  .606    0    0  .000  SS   3e44      -13   
 1964 22 WAA AL  48   30   2.5   3   0   0  .000  14  121   86  .711    0    0  .000  SS   3e26      -62   
 1965 23 WAA AL  34   20   1.2   0   0   0  .000  24  175  139  .794    0    0  .000  SS   2e29      -75   
 1966 24 WAA AL  30   42   2.3   0   0   0  .000  24  200  156  .780    0    0  .000  SS   2e29      -33   
 1967 25 WAA AL  37   17   1.6   0   0   0  .000   8  114   99  .868    0    0  .000  SS   2e17      -46   
 1968 26 WAA AL  21    8   1.3   0   0   0  .000   8   83   70  .843    0    0  .000  SS   2e27      -55   
 1969 27 WAA AL  28   67   3.7   0   0   0  .000  15  218  178  .817    0    0  .000  SS   2e21       -3   
 1970 28 WAA AL  33   62   3.6   0   0   0  .000  26  195  150  .769    0    0  .000  SS   2e24        7   
 1971 29 WAA AL  28   36   2.1   0   0   0  .000  13  170  139  .818    0    0  .000  SS   2e16      -56   
 1972 30 TEA AL  10   24   2.0   6   1   0  .167   4  130  125  .962    0    0  .000  SS   1e7       -31   
 1973 31 TEA AL  37   47   2.8   2   1   0  .500  36  203  152  .749    0    0  .000  SS   2e24      -19   
 1974 32 TEA AL  38   52   3.0   0   0   0  .000  22  188  145  .771    0    0  .000  SS   2e23        9   
 1975 33 LAN NL  30    1   2.2   1   0   0  .000   2    8    6  .750    0    0  .000  SS   2e21     -149   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 14 Seasons          458   2.5  12   2   0  .167 235 1991 1557  .782    0    0  .000                 -27   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 15.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1962 20 WAA AL  3B    54     9    14    0    0  1.000     0   101.1   2.04
                 SS     1     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1963 21 WAA AL  SS   162   289   534   39  105   .955   161  1415.2   5.23
 1964 22 WAA AL  SS   126   202   362   14   69   .976   110   994.2   5.10
 1965 23 WAA AL  SS   160   250   482   24   95   .968   153  1328.0   4.96
 1966 24 WAA AL  SS   162   264   575   24   98   .972   162  1453.2   5.19
 1967 25 WAA AL  SS   121   187   366    8   60   .986   109   955.0   5.21
 1968 26 WAA AL  SS    64   104   224    8   30   .976    62   557.1   5.30
 1969 27 WAA AL  SS   162   250   608   15   92   .983   162  1453.2   5.31
 1970 28 WAA AL  SS   162   239   596   26  100   .970   162  1476.2   5.09
 1971 29 WAA AL  SS   162   272   559   13  109   .985   162  1430.0   5.23
 1972 30 TEA AL  SS   132   208   399    4   76   .993   107  1010.2   5.41
 1973 31 TEA AL  SS   162   235   592   36  119   .958   160  1431.0   5.20
 1974 32 TEA AL  SS   162   259   582   22  109   .975   161  1443.1   5.24
 1975 33 LAN NL  SS    13    21    19    2    7   .952     9    76.0   4.74
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS  1751  2780  5900  235 1069   .974  1680 15026.2   5.20
                 3B    54     9    14    0    0  1.000     0   101.1   2.04
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1962  WAA   78-84   Larry Cupp
 1963  WAA   73-89   Larry Cupp
 1964  WAA   68-94   Larry Cupp
 1965  WAA   81-81   Steve Bivens
 1966  WAA   59-103  Steve Bivens
 1967  WAA   70-92   Steve Bivens
 1968  WAA   59-103  Larry Cupp
 1969  WAA   75-87   Larry Cupp
 1970  WAA   72-90   Larry Cupp
 1971  WAA   74-88   Larry Cupp
 1972  TEA   74-88   Larry Cupp
 1973  TEA   65-97   Larry Cupp
 1974  TEA   95-67   Larry Cupp
 1975  LAN  102-60   Billy Vanson

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